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The Investigation of Buildings: A Guide for Architects, Engineers, and Owners

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The author, Donald Friedman, is a structural engineer who is clearly very experienced in investigation of buildings, particularly their structural investigation. Because of his experience, the book is fairly authoritative and he imparts quite a bit of practical insight and wisdom.

One significant limitation of the book is that not much information is provided regarding the various types of structural systems and details found in buildings, and there is likewise a lack of related graphics. As a result, this book may be difficult to follow for structural engineers who aren't familiar with the structural design of buildings.

However, structural engineers with adequate background should find this book to be an excellent introduction to this area of practice, and the short length of the book is a virtue in this regard. Friedman doesn't aim to be comprehensive, but he describes the lay of the land and helps the reader get oriented. Architects may also find this book useful but, frankly, I think that structural investigation of buildings is best left to structural engineers ...

This book is very good for Engineers to review the status of different existing buildings.